The Ministry of Finance has launched a [College Graduates Work Experience Programme](http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb2/home.nsf/vContentW/7CC3FB4E55F843CC85257673005EF694/$FILE/jobinitiativeapplication2.pdf), designed to provide work experience and job training for up to 200 college graduates. The Hon. Zhivargo Laing, … Read More
New Attorney General & Minister of Legal Affairs Sworn In
Sen. The Hon. John K.F. Delaney, QC, today received his instruments of appointment as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, and was sworn in during a special ceremony at … Read More
Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE)
There is a new Program Manager at the [Secretariat of the Comité Interamericano Contra el Terrorismo](http://www.cicte.oas.org) (Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism), the anti-terrorism arm of the Organization of American States (OAS) … Read More
OECD Economic Outlook No. 86, November 2009
The economic recovery now spreading across OECD countries is still too timid to halt the continuing rise in unemployment, according to the OECD’s latest [Economic Outlook](http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,3343,en_2649_34109_20347538_1_1_1_1,00.html). The jobless rate is … Read More
The Bahamas Signs TIEA with New Zealand
The Bahamas has signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with New Zealand. Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, C.A. Smith, and New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, Roy … Read More
Singapore Meets the OECD Standard
Singapore today signed a protocol with France that brings the two countries’ bilateral tax treaty into line with the OECD standard on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. … Read More
Liechtenstein: Tax Evasion Should Be Marginalised
Liechtenstein signed TIEAs with the Netherlands and Belgium on November 10, and has been removed from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s “grey list” of countries that haven’t complied … Read More
Bahamas First General Insurance Company Gets A- Rating from A.M. Best
The financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” has been affirmed for [Bahamas First General Insurance Company Limited](http://www.bahamasfirst.com) (BFG) by A.M. Best Co. The outlook … Read More
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of RoyalStar Assurance Limited
[A.M. Best Co.](http://www.ambest.com) has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of [RoyalStar Assurance Limited ](http://www.rsabahamas.com/)(RSA) of Nassau, Bahamas. The outlook for both … Read More
International Finance Centers and the World Economy – A STEP Report
The positive role that international financial centres play in supporting growth around the world is highlighted in a new report, [International Finance Centers and the World Economy](http://www.step.org/pdf/InternationalFinanceCentresThe%20Hines%20Report.pdf), published today. The … Read More